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Surprisingly, Penn oarsmen seemed the least upset about their draw. "I really don't think we can be seeded any higher than third on the basis of what we've done so far," says bowman Curtis Kaufmann. "Most of the guys really aren't that interested in the seedings, anyway. As long as we finish in the first two in our heat, we've accomplished all that matters in the morning trials. So, Harvard or not, if we can beat out the other three boats, we're in the finals...
PHILADELPHIA--Curtis Kaufmann glanced to his left across the choppy Schuylkill River as the Harvard shell slowly inched up alongside. A look of concern clouded his face, and instinctively he put on a little more power at the catch. He looked again, and he could see Crimson bowman Pete Sutton even with him. He peeked once more, and Sutton had been replaced by Steve Carr. And again, only to see the Harvard three-man going...
...Crimson heavyweight crew, which was rowing a stroke lower than its Pennsylvania rivals, was gradually breaking the Penn boat seat-by-seat after 1250 meters, and Kaufmann, the Quaker bowman, wasn't buying this action...
...Kaufmann's teammates tried to add more power, struggling to regain the half-length lead they had taken off the start, but it was going to be tough. Harvard was moving, and Navy, on the far lane, was only three-quarters of a length behind. Suddenly, Kaufmann noticed that the new Pocock shell in which he was sitting was beginning to ride a little lower in the water...
...against such a background that a committee was formed to choose a new head swim coach for Harvard. The committee consisted of Cahalan, senior backstroker John Burris. Director of Athletics Robert Watson. Associate Director of Athletics Baron Pittenger Jr., Robert Kaufmann, senior tutor in Leverett House and a member of Harvard's last undefeated team in 1962. Assistant Dean of Freshmen Burriss Young and Assistant Director of Athletics Eric Cutler...